Israel Adesanya came into his recent Octagon return in Saudi Arabia without putting too much pressure on himself despite his difficult situation. Regardless of how ‘The Last Stylebender’ sees things, a loss to Nassourdine Imavov would seemingly rule him out of any title conversations for the foreseeable future.

Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum fought for the interim UFC middleweight championship at UFC 236. At a point when the middleweight division needed a superstar following Anderson Silva ‘s decline, Adesanya seized the opportunity to become the next man up.

Israel Adesanya’s epic interim title fight with Kelvin Gastelum is set to join the UFC Hall of Fame this summer.